Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Russulaceae Rank Species | Division Basidiomycota Order Russulales Genus Lactarius | |
Similar Lactarius chelidonium, Lactarius paradoxus, Lactarius subumbonatus, Lactifluus corrugis, Lactarius quieticolor | ||
Lactarius longipilus is a member of the large milk-cap genus Lactarius in the order Russulales. Found in Chiang Mai Province (northern Thailand), it was described as new to science in 2010. The mushrooms were found at an elevation of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) growing in a forest dominated by Castanopsis spp., Lithocarpus sp., and Pinus kesiya.
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